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Old 04-21-2003, 06:55 PM
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Originally posted by DieselHead
With regards to what someone said about the top 1% of society having 36% of the tax burden, the more relevant figure would be what percentage of the total amount of wealth is. I think you'll find that the top 1% has way more than 36% of the wealth. Should it be proportional?

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